כאילו

Hebrew

Etymology

כְּ־ (k'-, “as”) +‎ אילו \ אִלּוּ ('ílu, “if”)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /keˈ(ʔ)i.lu/, /ˈki.lu/

Conjunction

כאילו / כְּאִלּוּ • (k'ílu)

1. as if, as though
2. (colloquial) like, kind of
3. (colloquial) really!
4. (colloquial) meaning/ I mean

Adverb

כאילו / כְּאִלּוּ • (k'ílu)

1. As if; supposedly, seemingly (but not truly).
   • 2021 December 6, Eithan Orkibi, “ועידת יסוד? בחירות פנימיות? מפלגות-הכאילו של לפיד וסער”, (v'idát y'sód? b'khirót p'nimiyót? mifl'gót-hak'ílu shél lapíd v'sá'ar, “Foundational conference? Internal elections? The as-if-parties of Lapid and Saar”), Haaretz.
2. Used as a filler word.

   Synonym: יעני (yá'ni)